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Crate training your dog is essential to house breaking your dog.
It is easier to crate train puppies than adult dogs because adult dogs may have already established habits on their own which will then have to be changed.
Right after your puppy learns his basic obedience training, is an advisable time to start crate training.
Although some pet owners feel that crating your pet is the equivalent to placing the pet in jail, most training experts know this is not true.
After properly adjusting to its crate, your pet will prefer the privacy of its crate for sleeping, eating, and relaxing.
Similar problems may be encountered by dog owners when they begin crate training which they don’t know how to solve.
Common problems dog owners have complained of while attempting crate training and some solutions are given next.
Beginning obedience training and potty training at the same time as beginning puppy crate training.
If a puppy is unable to following an obedience command, some pet owners mistakenly place the puppy in its crate.
Avoid associating training failure with the crate, so the puppy does not begin to see the crate as a prison cell rather than as a haven of its own.
Puppies may avoid the crate because they feel they are being deprived of companionship with their owners.
Placing the puppy in its crate when it is looking for a comfortable place to sleep, or when it is looking for its food, helps create desirable associations with their crate.
Pick up your puppy and place it in its crate initially, then gradually begin to guide it to the crate as they become more comfortable.
At first, many puppy owners may find that their puppy only wants to get out of the crate and do not know how to train them to stay in its crate.
It may be that there is some problem with the crate itself rather than the puppy’s preference for play or other interaction.
If you find your puppy is looking for a way to escape its crate even when it sleepy or hungry, find a new crate or a way to make the present one more comfortable.
Your puppy will begin to find security and comfort in its crate; a place where it can rest and sleep undisturbed by the rest of the household activity.
A puppy will eventually begin to appreciate time on its own once it associates the crate with the ability to rest, sleep, and eat away from distractions.
Learn more about puppy crate training. Visit www.puppycratetrainingtips.com where you can find out all about crate training puppies and how you can do it.
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